There were about 30 volunteers involved in the clean-up including members of the Friends of Haslam Park, the Waterway Recovery Group, the local Scout group, Lancaster Canal Boat Club and many local residents.

Items recovered included component parts of 4 push bikes, a metal gate barrier, an interior sprung mattress and various empty tins and bottles. About 25 bags of other rubbish were gathered up amid compliments from those members of the public who were using the towpath.